Yorktown falls to Shelbyville 48-34

11:55 PM,
Oct. 5, 2012

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Written by

Andrew Thorpe
sports@muncie.gannett.com

Rain soaked and muddy fields always seem to favor power running teams, and that certainly was the case on Friday night as Shelbyville rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to pull out a 48-34 victory against Yorktown.

Bears quarterback Jake Laker was the difference in the game as he passed for 254 yards (233 in the second half) and five touchdowns. Laker was the main catalyst for a Shelbyville offense that tallied 271 total yards and 34 points in the second half.

"With a field like we had tonight," Yorktown Coach Mike Wilhelm said of the extremely muddy conditions, "you ...